Update: 10-year-old downing victim retrieved, in critical condition

Muscat: The 10-year-old that had reportedly drowned in Nizwa, has been successfully rescued by people in the area, according to the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA).

A statement by PACDA read: "Following the announcement of the drowning of a 10-year-old in Nizwa, those part of the search-and-rescue teams in the area have been able to pull him out."

"He was immediately rushed to the hospital in critical condition," the statement added.

An official from PACDA said that it was 'still unclear if the child was saved in the hospital, but his condition is critical at the moment."

This afternoon, PACDA had annouced that the child had drowned in the path of a wadi in Nizwa, Al Dakhiliyah.

The statement by PACDA read: "There have been reports regarding the drowning of a 10-year-old child in the path of Wadi Al Muaidin in Nizwa, Al Dhakhiliyah."

Al Dhakhiliyah has witnessed spurts of torrential rainfall over the past week, and videos of flooding due to rainfall have been shared on social media of families rejoicing in Nizwa.